Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003

1. Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Ming XuProgram ManagerWindows HPCMicrosoft Corporation

2. HPC Market Trend Windows dominate the x86 server shipments WW Clustered Servers Forecast Linux is replacing Unix Windows marketis growing HPC clusters more than 50% revenue, x64 dominates

3. HPC Market Segments And Growths 2004 Systems Sold (units) 2004 – 9 CAGR Operated By Capability, Enterprise$1M+ Standalone Labor cost center 1,167 4.2% Divisional$250K–$1M IT organization 3,915 5.7% Departmental$50–250K Administrator 22,712 7.7% Workgroup<$50K Power user 127,802 13.4% growth Source: IDC, 2005 <$250K – 97% of systems, 52% of revenue In 2004 clusters grew 96% to 37% by revenue

4. Opportunity • Departmental and Workgroup segmentis the under-represented majority • “Takes too long to setup” • “Hard to maintain and update” • “Don’t integrate with end-user apps” • Needs • Customers require simple job submissionand compute performance • Administrators require simplified IT environment • Developers require standards-basedenvironment and advanced tools Source – WW Server Forecast IDC, 2005, MS Analysis

5. How Microsoft Partners With The Industry • Provide a complete Microsoft platform solution for HPC • Enable rapid migration of ISVs to a standard, stable, and supported platform • Differentiate by providing turnkey clusters that securelyintegrate into Windows infrastructure • Integrate clusters into end user experience through application/desktop • Focus on departmental/workgroup customers in targeted verticals • Build deep expertise for Manufacturing, Geosciences,Life Sciences, and Federal • Grow the HPC eco-system • OEM and networking partners to sell pre-configured HPC clusters • Collaborate with HPC cluster ISVs for each targeted verticals • Establish credibility in the HPC community • Engage Open Source projects and technologies in HPC stack • Create world-wide Innovation Centers aroundtop HPC researchers and practitioners

6. Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Mission: Deliver the easiest to deploy and most costeffective solution for solving scaled-out business,engineering and scientific computational problems Windows Server 2003, Compute Cluster Edition Compute Cluster Pack Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 + = Support for high performance hardware (x64bit architecture) Winsock Direct support forRDMA for high performance interconnects (Gigabit Ethernet, InfiniBand, Myrinet,and others) Support for Industry Standards MPI2 Integrated Job Scheduler Cluster Resource Management Tools Integrated Solution out-of-the-box Leverages investmentin Windows administrationand tools Makes cluster operation easyand secure asa single system

7. Job Mgmt Cluster Mgmt Head Node Scheduling Resource Mgmt Data Management Input Tasks Cmd line Domain\UserA Job Execution User App MPI How CCS Works Active Directory Policy, reports Jobs User Desktop App Admin Console Job Mgr UI Admin Cmd line High speed, low latencyinterconnect DB/FS Node Manager

8. Integrated Management Corporate IT Infrastructure • SystemsManagement • SMS • 3rd party Windows Update Monitoring MOM 3rd party AD DNS DHCP PublicNetwork Head Node Compute Node Compute Node Admin / User Cons Node Manager Node Manager RIS MPI MPI Job Scheduler Management MPI Management Management PrivateNetwork NAT MPINetwork Compute Cluster

9. Integrated Job Scheduling And Management • Integrated Queue monitoring • Integrated Node add/remove operations • Integrated administrative command and job scheduling

10. Head Node Head Node SDK SDK Compute Node Compute Node Compute Node Compute Node Compute Node Compute Node Integrated Development / Debugging Developer Computeron a Cluster Node Developer Computeron a Corporate Network Developer Computer Developer Computer Remote Debug Remote Debug Remote Debug Remote Debug Remote Debug

11. Integrated Parallel Programming • Message Passing Interface (MPI) • Works in shared memory (single chassis) and cluster (multiple chassis) situations • Requires moderate-advancedlevel of programming • OpenMP • Works in shared memory situationsonly – inside one physical chassis • Easy to program – simply identify parallelizable loops with pragma’s

13. Technical Drill Down • Simplified setup and deploymentfor OEM pre-installed clusters • Simplified and reliable networking infrastructure support for parallel applications

14. Simple DeploymentAnd Management • Prescriptive, simplified cluster setupand administration • Automated deployment and configuration • Integration with existing Windowsand management infrastructure • Reduces setup time • Requires less specialized skill set

15. End-To-End Deployment Copy lay down the bits Connect Join Corporate AD Configure Build NetworkTopology AD DNS DHCP AD DNS DHCP OEM Factory Existing Windows Install Procedure Customer Site Deployment/Addition of Compute Nodes Opportunity for Professional Service

16. What OEM does Reduce integration complexity byoffering preconfigured systems Remove risks with patching by shipping with pre-installedhot-fixes Ensure hardware compatibility (BIOS settings) Reduces network configuration complexity by installing IB driversat the factory Why is it easy Same OS 64bit Windows → no new cert required InfiniBand are logo’d Use current installation methods DedicatedTAM resources One source for tested and proven drivers for all hardware Copy Copy lay down the bits

17. What customer does Leverage ADfor single sign-onand accessto resources Enable secureand transparentfile-sharing Leverage existing auditing and group policy alreadyin place Integrate with existing Windows management infrastructure Why is it easy 80% enterprisehave deployed AD Everything needed to implementthe solutionis includedin CCS Leveragethe breadthof skill set – no needto train specialists Connect Connect Join Corporate AD AD DNS DHCP

18. What customer does Save customer time on network hardware configuration Provide highly customizable network configuration options Simplified future expansion of the cluster (additional servers or hardware upgrade can be performed without re-building the nodes) Why is it easy Use network topology configuration wizard Automated building of application traffic to a particular network interconnect Configure Configure Build Network Topology

19. Set Up And Deployment

20. Networking Challenges • Proliferation of MPI Libraries • Networking driver quality issues

21. MPICH Vendor N LAM Vendor 1 GigE GigE GigE GigE Myrinet Myrinet Myrinet Myrinet IB IB IB IB Proliferation Of MPI Libraries Application MPI Implementations Interconnects OS Distributions Kernel Versions

22. IT Manager’s application to node placement challenges How many OS X or OS Y nodes? What versions of the Kernel for node M? If application X has an MPI error, which vendorshould I call for support? If application X drops Kernel version Y support,which nodes do I need to upgrade? If I remove a node for maintenance, what applicationswon’t be able anymore? MPICH Vendor N LAM MPICH Vendor N LAM GigE GigE GigE GigE Vendor 1 Myrinet Myrinet Myrinet GigE IB IB GigE GigE GigE GigE GigE Myrinet IB IB RH RH Myrinet Myrinet Myrinet Myrinet SuSE SuSE IB IB IB IB SuSE RH RH SuSE RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH SuSE RH RH RH RH SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE SuSE Customers As Integrators Application 2 Application 1 Application 3

23. CCS Brings Back The Sanity • Use Winsock Directfor best performance(latency and throughput) and CPU efficiency • Increased flexibility • Increased utilization • Target industry standard interconnect fabrics • Gigabit Ethernet to minimize costs for a fast network • InfiniBand for latency-sensitive and bandwidth-intensive applications Application MSMPI WSD Any Interconnect W2k3

24. MS MPI Leverages Winsock Direct HPC Application User Mode MPI Switch trafficbased on sub-net WinSock DLL Winsock Switch IBw/ RDMA GigE w/ RDMA IB WinSock Provider DLL Ethernet GigE RDMA WinSock Provider DLL User API (verbs based) Manage hardware resources in user space (e.g., Send and receive queues) User Host Channel Adapter Driver TCP IP Kernel Mode NDIS Miniport (GigE) Miniport (IPoIB) Kernel API (verbs based) OS component Virtual Bus Driver Host Channel Adapter Driver IHV-provided component Networking Hardware

25. Background Driven by Windows Networking Team AvailableApril 21, 2006 Details A test suite for WSD providers and IP over IB Miniport drivers Include functionaltest only (no code coverage) Signature covers networking only(no storage) Windows Logo Program Testing For InfiniBand

26. Call To Action • Target departmental and workgroup cluster opportunities • Pre-install CCS including hotfixes,drivers and licensing scheme • Pre-test server and networking infrastructure • Build innovative systems forpersonal and workgroup clusters • Make sure your high speedinterconnect drivers are logo’d

27. Resources • Microsoft HPC Web site http://www.microsoft.com/hpc/ • Windows Server x64 information http://www.microsoft.com/64bit/, http://www.microsoft.com/x64/ • Get the Facts Web site http://www.microsoft.com/getthefacts • Windows HPC Community http://www.windowshpc.net • Windows Vista Logo Program http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.mspx

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